Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-06-30
vICToRIA's JUBILEE.
The Long Reign of England's
Sovereign ImpressiveIy CeIe-
brated in London.
A Magnificent Procession from Buck.
ingham Palace to Westminster
Abbey and Back.

QUEEN VERONA and her London subjects
were favored with delightful weather on tin
jubilee day of her fifty-first year upon En-
glands throne, says London dispatch. Th'
sun rose upon delightfully."- clear and brigh
atmosphere, and his rays were tempered
throughout tho day by cooling and refresh
ing breeze Thousands upon thousands o.
people spent tho night as many of them has
spent the night before, under the open sky
lunching whcEever and wherever they coult
find edblcs for sale. 1t seemed as if all Lon
don had been transformed into an enormous
the crowd was already SO dense along the route
of the jubilee procession that it WAS hard te
see how any body of troops could thread its
way through SO dense gathering. Vel
for over four hours the crowd kept growing
denser and denscr but good feeling was &c
general that no disturbances of any kind oc-
Cured, and people swayod to and fro with the
crowd, us they were forced to Shift thoir po
stions from time to time by detachments OF
police sent out to prepare tho way for the pro,
cession, an undertaking which 1T took several
hours and All ocean of patoneo to perform.
Roofs, windows, balconies, stagihgs erected
for the purpose, and every possible coign OF
vantage along the entire route we're occupied
to the fullest capacity hours before the, pro,
cession passed, and many who had purchased
places days and weeks before found them
selves utterly unable to get even within sight
of where they had hoped to be perched when
the Queen rods by.
Tho limo Of procession from Buckingham Pal
ace to Westminster Abbey was ~ follows
From tho pnlnce portals along Constitution
Pail Mall, Eust Cockspur street, Northumber-
land avenue. Thames Embankment. Bridge
to the ABBEY The ne Of oons
representing all branches of the service.
The first OF the royal procession WAS composed
of the Indian princes and n few minor German
princes few minutes bclore II o'clock the
second part of tho procession left. This was
composed of some fifteen carriages, the occu.
pants being the King OF Denmark, the King Of
Delgiun, tho King of Saxony, the King OF Hell
lenes, the Grown Prince OF Austria, the Crown
Prince of Portugal tho Queen of tho
I3elginns;, the Crown Prince of Greece.
Prince George of Greece, the Crown Prin-
cess of Austria and the Grand Duke OF
Mecklenburg- -Strelitz These two professions
helped keep the way to the abbey open and ex-
ercised the pentup enthusiasm of tho vast
multitude.
Punctually Mt II Is n. III. the Que1n. in an open
carriage, emerged from the palace gates, At
sight of her, thousands OF voices Wore lifted up
iu checfs, the applause being accompanied by
the music of many military bands stationed in
front of tho palace. When tho people ut the
palace gates had shouted themselves hoarso
cheering for tho Queen, they continued to cry
Wnlcslr
Guards. Then came tho aids-do-cnmp and the
royal equerries. After these rode tho staff of
the Duke OF Cambridge. Tho Queens ladies'
in-wniting ana n number of state officials wero
next, occupying five carriages, and followed by
e body of Life Guards
The eight horses that drew her Majesty's
matches. Tho Princess of Wales and Prii-
cess Victoria tho Queens Oldest child and
wife OF the Crown Prince of Germany, occupied
tho other soats in tho carriage and snt opposite
her Majesty. The Queens carriage was u large
one of chocolate color, wheels red, and the
royal arms in gold emblazoned upon the panels.
Red morocco harness was used for the horses,
which were otherwise decorated with royal blue
ribbons All the servants wore state liyerios
of scarlet and gold. Tho other carriages con-
tanning members of the royal fnmiy Were of
gorgeous character, horsed with four bays each,
and nll open.
Tho princes, who rode as escort to the car
abreast: The Grand Duke Sergus OF Russia,
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, and Prince
William Of Prussia; Prince Horny Of Prussia.
France George of Wales, ind tho hereditary
Grand Duke OF Hesse; the hereditary Prince
of saAe-Mieirinsen, Prince Christien Victor Of
Schleswig- Ho.stein, and Prince Louis of Bat
tenberg; irIncs Christian of Schleswig- -Hol-
stein, the rown Prince of Germany, and the
Grand Duke of Hesse. Two abreast, Prince
Henry of Battenbers and the Marquis of Lorne
the Duke of Connaught and the Prince OF
Wales the Duke of Edinburgh rode alone.
This escort, composed as it was entirely of tho
sons, sons-in-l,tw, and grandsons of the Queen.
all brilliantly uniformed md riding magnificent
horses, elegantly oaparisoned, presented
splendid spectacle and inspired enthusiasm
everywhere.
All along rhe route, as the carriage bearing
the Queen came in sight, the cheering started
up afrcsh, and whom she proceeded short
distance It had become mighty roar
which seemed steadily to increase i'll vol
ulne and eventually to be continuous and
mighty. Tho enthusiasm of the people
appeared to be absolutely boundless.
The Queen was mnnifcstly delighted.
Her face wore constant smile, sl.1
bowed and thanked the people, md whenever
on the way sno recognized any person she fairly
benmcd with JOY. Over her black costume the
Quecn wore q white lace gown. Her bonnet
coronet of diamonds: Tho Duke OF Cambridge,
Queen all along the journey both
waye. At Westminster Abbey the
scenc was brilliant and dazzling in tho ex-
tremo. All the reigning families of Europe,
the peerase of England, learned soeietic3, cor.
porations, the professions, science. art, agri.
culture, and the workingmen's unions were
in the great nssemblage
When her Majesty entered tho Abbey
the vast throng rose to their feet and re.
muined standing until she Ind been seated
upon the grand dais under the lantern tower
Tho religious services werc conducted by the
Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean Of
Westminster, and wero appropriate and i'm
pressive In returning to buckingham Palace
the roynl party followed the route taken by tho
Queen after hor coronation fifty years ago